Test 1: the Bender Tool with my Silverface Champ/ Telecaster/P90 Gold Top/ in my Living Room ; fuzzy, harsh, awfull sound, bad combination
Test 2: the Bender Tool with my 68 JMP Plexi PA Marshall / double 12 Greenback Cab / Stratocaster /P90 Gold Top / in my Basement ; Much better (Aha, always take a good Amp), together with a slightly distorted z-vex Box of Rock it¿¿s a good Combination
Test 3: the Bender Tool with my Marble Bluebird (like Tweed Deluxe), 20 W Marshall /Blue and Gold Bulldogs / Gibson 335 in my Clapton Coverband Rehearsel Room.
Oh my God what a great Sound. Both Amps vol. 10-12: a big, fat, creamy Sound. Old Cream Songs and Slide Guitar sounds fantastic.
I have full distortion and the Sound goes through the mix. I can hear every Note. Eventually the best sound I¿¿ve ever had ...
Test 4:the Bender Tool with my Marble Bluebird /1x12 Cab Celestion H30/ Blue Bulldog / Strat in my Blues Band Rehearsel Room ; Great Sound for Dire Staits, Floyd, David Lindley Stuff. Not so good with full distortion but super with Strat Vol. Pot on 8.
Test 5 : the Bender Tool with my P90 Gold Top and the Marble/Marshall Combination.What can I say : Real Great Tone, I let the Pedal on for the whole rehearsal and I get every Sound from that damn Guitar that I dreamt of. From clean to crunch to Warren Haynes like sreaming LeadSounds.
When I play real Loud, I don¿¿t need no other Pedal anymore.
Reliability/Durability:
The Pedal is well build, has a Big Footwitch and I think it will last many Years
Ease of Use:
The Bender Tool is a very easy Pedal. It has a Fuzz, Volume and a Treble/Middle/Full Pot. With the TMF Pot you can blend from a Treble-Booster-like Sound over a Mid Boost to a Full and Warm Sound.
A Switch on the Side is for using Active/passive Guitars....I don¿¿t need this feature.
Like other Germanium Fuzz Boxes you have to use a Power Supply with completely isolated Outputs (for my Bender Tool a Burkey Flatliner Six works very well)or a battery.
Customer Support:
I have written many times to the guys at guitarsystems. They write/call back soon and are very friendly and competent.
Overall Rating:
I never give this Bender Tool to anyone. I keep it like Gollum his ring :-)
If you play R¿¿n¿¿R, Hard Rock or Blues Music and you owned too much Overdrives and Fuzz Pedals over the years try Tony¿¿s Bender Tool and the search is over.....if you like....
